Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OFTHE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGIA.
Taylor Superior Court begins on Mon
DAY next.
There are $50 cases OF measles in auC
around Talbotton.
Talbot Superior Court convenes on th'
second Monday In March.
The merchants OF Jackson have theil
signs painted on cloth.
: Early gardening has commenced In
Butts county, Notwithstanding the unfa-
forable season.
whisky is probably being sold on the
sly In Talbotton. The grand jury will
doubtless make diligent investig alton.
A supposed mad dog created considera.
PIE excitement IN COvlngton few even
lngs ago. He was soon shot and killed.
A post Office inspector on his regula r
round took 10 the Monroe office recently.
tory.
Aloany's bridge over Flint river has
been seriously damaged by one Of the
Montezuma boats striking against the
middle pier.
The schools at Bethlehem are said TO
nave ITO pupils, with $50 more 10 start.
bethlehem is on a boom, aud getting
boomer all the lime.
Henry SiTms, the colored man who was
knocked Aown by the fast train at Cow
IN iepot on last Saturday evening,
nfaed the road for $4,000 damages.
Messrs. Mallett, McCandless and 9th
ers are making application for a charter
20 establish guaDO mandatory at
jackson. TO employ capital to the amount
OF Slp 900.
ne students OF the DahIonega Agri-
cultural College have challenged the
University Of Athens Tor dnbate.
Athens has not accepted but is consider
Ing the challenge.
The Atlanta iremen have formed a
Mutual AID and Benefit Society. the OBJ.
1ect OF which is to raise fund for the aid
OF members OF the department while sick
or suffering from injuries.
j. j. Williams was taken with bleeding
at the nose during prayer meeting at the
baptist Church, at Talbotton, on Thurs
day night last, and 1t was fourteen hours
before the flow of blood ceased.
A meeting at Athens of the projectors
OF the new opera house has decided to
put up new hotel in connection with the
opera house, provided the money can be
raised. Committees are canYassing and
will report today.
Capt. George B. Whiteside and Lieuts.
l.. I'll. Chappell and Tobias Newman, OF
the Columbus Guards, have rendered
their resignation to the Governor Their
object is TO have thorough reorgAnlZa-
ton OF the company and election Of Off
GERS.
AT Monroe the goods OF Smith g. Co. were
levied on by an attachment on Saturday
last, In favor of McCord, Wallace e. Co.,
of Atlanta. Mr. Smith is in Birmingham.
Ala, but will return home in a few DAYS
and perhaps he will arrange his business
and continue.
A capitalist says that the best paying
enterprise would be a narrow gauge rail-
road from Athens to DanielsvilIe, Elber-
ton and Abbeyille. 1t would be sue.
cessful road and make Athens one OF tue
richest towns in the State. 1t would tap
new territory from which not dollars
worth OF trade or lock of cotton goes
TO Athens.
An election will be held in jackson
county under the same regulations as
are now prescribed by law for holding
elections for members OF the General
Assembly, on Monday, March ii, at which
election the question OF prohibiting the
sale of spirituOus, alcoholic, malt and ill.,
toxlcating liquors or other drinks, in
jackson county, will be submitted to the
quallhed voters thereof.
A h0vy wind struck portion of the
Fifteenth district of sumter county on
corn crib of b. Nj. Cureton over, unrooted
hikitchen, swept away his fencing and
~ down large amount of timber.
John Dorman and Jere Bottoms places
were devastated to considera bic extent
also, but the greatest damage done to
these gentlemen was in the loss Of tim
Der.
The election for Sheriff in Sumter
county Wednesday to fill the unexpired
ftf
quietly and resulted IN the election OF
Joseph f. Market by handsome ma
jority. The official vote could not be had
at last accounts as the returns from two
county precincts were not in, but the
election OF MIR. Market Is conceded even
by the most sanguine supporters of the
opposition.
Ed. Gam, who lives at Middleton. In
Cobb county, on last Saturday morning
was attending church at Maloney
Springs, and while at the springs. in the
attitude OF STOPPING, drinking some water,
be heard the report of a gun and stimuli
taneously felt the sting Of bullet. The
ball struck a rib and passed out, making
flesh wound. He made known that he
was shot and friends carried him to his
home. 1t is thought some one was out
hunting and fired Winchester rifle, and
shot Mr.. Gam accidentally.
On tuesday evening last an old man,
his wife and eight children were at the
depot in Jesup wanting to go to Bruins
wick. They were in tatters aud rags.
nn9 presented most abiect cases or pow
ertR The father and mother were IN bad
health. The children were sickly, pale,
barefooted and had not sufficient tattered
garments to keep them from shiyering.
They lost all in cyclone in one OF the
upper counties. Some OF the good people
of Jesup made up purse OF sufficient
amount to carry them TO their destina.
ton.
Two weeks ago a son OF j. s. Williams
reached Newman from New York, sick,
and in nine days after his arrival, his
mother, sister and brother were taken
with what the doctors feared was small
pox. Wednesday, after q careful dag
nosis by Drs. q. ID. Smith and g. W.
Peddy, it was pronounced by them small
pox. The authorities have taken every
precaution TO prevent the spread OF the
disease, and ii is thought that there is no
danger OF having other cases, The people
generally re lie that 1t cSissot spread
under the rigid regulatEyfafsS Yfdp posed, and
business is moving on as usual.
1t 10 thought that DIR. Van Slyck's sani-
tarium, which was burned at Marietta
last week, caught in the laundry room,
and the wind blew the fire toward the l..
The insurance was S13,O00-$S, 900 on the
building and $4,000 on the furniture. DR..